We now shift our attention to mainstream rock for the same August 2017 ratings period, which covered July 20 – August 16.

Mirroring what we did with the two aforementioned summaries, this overview of mainstream rock outlets is comprised of PPM-market facilities that rank in the top 20 (6+, August 2017).

It is typical for PPM-market rock stations meeting August 2017 ratings criteria to rank ninth (#9.45, 6+) with an AQH of 4.35 (6+).

For comparison purposes, the (6+) stats for public/news talk qualifiers are (#11.37 and 3.43, 6+), while it is common in August 2017 for eligible sports talkers to rank 14th (#14.13, 6+) with a 6+-AQH share of 2.40.

Nielsen Audio only releases audience estimates for facilities that subscribe to its services. Owing to that reason, ratings stats in this exclusive analysis are limited to stations that pay Nielsen Audio for its data.